PENSION INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

Since 1977 the Pension Investment Association of Canada (PIAC) has been the forum for Canada’s pension plans to share information and knowledge. PIAC is composed of over 130 of the largest pension plans in the country. Senior professionals employed by PIAC’s member funds are responsible for the oversight and management of over $2 trillion in assets on behalf of millions of Canadians. Our membership includes pension funds of all sizes and types across Canada in both the private and public sectors.


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INVESTMENT BEST PRACTICES

KNOWLEDGE SHARING

ADVOCACY

GOOD GOVERNANCE


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Join us for a PIAC Member Forum this coming Tuesday, March 26 at 12:00 PM Eastern to discuss various tools and approaches for monitoring managers. Undertaking investments through external investment managers usually commits the investor to a long-term horizon which will involve staying on top of manager issues as well as underlying investments. During the forum, participants will hear about best practices for manager monitoring implemented by four leading PIAC members, Martin Belanger from Western University, Serra Erdogmus from the The Canadian Medical Protective Association, Dan Goguen, from Vestcor,and Graeme Hay from Teachers'​ Retirement Allowances Fund. Participants will also have an opportunity to share their own approaches with a diverse set of other PIAC members.



Aaron Bennett, CFA, CIO of the University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP) is the subject of a fascinating profile in this issue. The Q&A reviews his professional background, events and achievements that have influenced his career, the launching of a relatively new pension plan and what distinguishes its investment policy, key issues facing the pension sector in Canada and where PIAC can be effective in influencing its future direction. He also provides some excellent Recommended Reads.  

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